Joe Biden declared he hopes his legacy is that he reduced the chances of war and said he was motivated to do so ‘because of Vietnam’.
Biden, 81, was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1972 at the age of 29, when the Vietnam War was raging and hundreds of thousands of Americans were being conscripted into the military.
He himself never served in the conflict, instead receiving five student deferments and then a disqualification on medical grounds.
The disqualification was for having suffered asthma as a teenager, although he was a student athlete.
Asked about his legacy during an interview with Univision on Wednesday, the President said: ‘Well, I hope the legacy is that I kept my word, that – I said that the reason I was running was to help the life of ordinary people and reduce the prospect of war and…because of Vietnam.’
LOL. Two words: bone spurs.
Joe Biden has been a traitor to the United States his whole life.
Are you sure he wasn’t DQ’d for failing 3rd grade?
Or for diagnosis of chronic plagiarism?
His legacy should be what it really is. 50 year politician and accomplished nothing of substance.
Sometimes I get a bit foggy keeping track of Joe’s accomplishments and awards.
How many times did he win the Heisman Trophy while in HS?
Pretty sure his record still stands
And for a certain segment of readers, /sarc